That all came out a little wrong. I didn't mean for it to all be about pregnant women, as I've just been noticing it all around. The examples I was able to use were simply the ones I could use anonymously, can't get too finger pointy around here. I guess it just overwhelmed me yesterday. I was just prompted with another one of those "I have a hangnail, do you think I should go to labor and delivery?" questions and it all came out about the preggos.
I have my '36 week' appointment today which in numbers is u/s #23, NST#13 and OB visit #10. I don't know why I keep track of the numbers, I guess it just seems so outrageous to have so many.
It just started snowing and it's a balmy 31 degrees. Such a warm spell after our high of 17 the other day. Looks like I should get out a mini skirt and bikini top. :) heh. Could you imagine how ridiculous I would look, even if it was freaking hot outside?
Not much else to say at the moment. Ohhhh... a big ~congratulations~ to Miss Denise who gave birth to Apple and Banana this morning! Her husband and mom pretty much blogged the whole thing, so it was cool.
I leave you with a question ... if you could clone yourself to have as your baby, would you?
... Once (and still) Infertile, but still Schnarky as hell. This blog is dedicated to the daily ramblings from the mind of Nancy. It isn't about anything profound in the grand scheme of things, but it ~is~ about things in my life, schnarkiness always included. I have a second blog, listed in my profile, but the blogs will continue to remain separate.
"I'm aiming for heaven, but I'll probably wind up down in hell"
About Me
- nancy
- I am a 39 year old woman. I am the mother of two beautiful daughters and a handsome son. I am a career woman. As for my TTC world, it certainly doesn't seem like I am "infertile", but I fought for my pregnancies and my TTC/IF history is on the sidebar. I have two blogs, which are both listed in my profile. One focuses on my daily life - including IF, TTC, pregnancy, delivery and even some "children mentioned" posts. The second blog is ~soley~ posts directly about being the mother to my three children.
Belly Pics for #3 only.
Click stick figure to see the consecutive pictures from this pregnancy only.
My TTC History
- Jul 01 ~ married
- Jan 02 ~ First cycle off bcps and opk shows ovulation!
- Dec 02 ~ Went to pcp for RE referral
- Jan 03 ~ Testing commences. S/A perfect. HSG clear.
- Feb 03 ~ Lap #1. All clear.
- Apr 03 ~ Clomid cycle #1. BFN.
- May 03 ~ Clomid cycle #2. BFN.
- Jun 03 ~ Clomid cycle #3. BFN.
- Jul 03 ~ Supposed to be IUI#1, but we missed cd3 so natural cycle
- Aug 03 ~ BFP on C18.
- Apr 04 ~ Ella born.
- Oct 04 ~ decided to ttc #2 and went off minipill to see if I am ovulating. I am. Will start next month.
- Nov 04 ~ TTC#2 starts. BFP. Holy Crap. No freaking way. No way.
- Aug 05 ~ Allison born
- Oct 06 ~ IUD removed. TTC#3
- Jan 07 ~ Large cysts found.
- Feb 07 ~ Femara cyle #1
- Mar 07 ~ Started w/ RE. HSG #2 showed R tube blocked. S/A normal.
- Mar 07 ~ more cysts, up to 9cms.
- Apr 07 ~ more cysts, 3 @ 7-9cms.
- May 07 ~ IUI #1 cancelled due to more cysts
- Jun 07 ~ IUI #1 (take two) w/ Clomid. BFN.
- Jul 07 ~ HSS showed scar tissue in 70% of uterus. Diagnosed with Asherman's Syndrome. Uterine surgery #2
- Aug 07 ~ HSG #3 showed clear tubes.
- Aug 07 ~ IUI #2 w/ Femara. BFN.
- Sept 07 ~ Monitored w/ hCG trigger. BFN.
- Oct 07 ~ HSS #2 showed scar tissue in 30% of uterus. Uterine surgery #3.
- Dec 07 ~ HSS #3 showed tiny amount of scar tissue. Uterine surgery #4.
- Jan 08 ~ HSS #4 showed clear uterus.
- Jan 08 ~ IUI #3, C16. BFN.
- Mar 08 ~ IVF #1, Transfer Cancelled due to lining. Out of 15 eggs, 9 were mature and all 9 fertilized. I have named my 9 embryos "The Mod Squad" and they are in the freezer, waiting for mommy to be ready.
- Apr/May 08 ~ FET #1. C20. 4 embryos "The Fab Four" transferred on 5/05. BFP!!! Very Low Beta (15 at 11dp3dt) but the numers continued to double every 48 hours. Told it was "most likely not viable" and later "most likely ectopic" but we beat all the odds.
- May 16, 08 ~ 11dp3dt (4w0d), beta #1: 15
- May 19, 08 ~ 14dp3dt (4w3d), beta #2: 43
- May 23, 08 ~ 18dp3dt (5w0d), beta#3: 213
- May 27, 22dp3dt (5w4d), beta #4: 1,073
- Jun 08 - Ultrasound showed one heartbeat at 7 weeks.
- Jul 08 - Had CVS testing. Chromosomes are normal and it's a BOY!! EDD: 1/23
- Aug 08 - Jan 09 ~ High risk due to: 1) Velamentous Cord Insertion, deemed biggest risk 2) Previous Placenta Accreta 3) Previous rapid degraged placenta 4) IVF alone can create weak placenta 5) AMA - Advanced Maternal Age. -- All resulting in almost 30 u/s and lots of testing, which ended up saving my life.
- Jan 09 (38w0d) ~ Karl is born! -- Crazy 3 days in hospital. Manual version to flip baby from breech to head down, Labor, Delivery, Emergency surgery due to cord detaching from placenta, Scary heart issues from losing over 40% of my blood supply, and then a blood transfusion due to the extreme loss of blood. Whew!
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15 comments:
Oooh No! Cloning is freakish as it is, no need to have two of me, lol.
You'd probably still look amazing in that Bikini right now, you skinny ass prego : )
I don't think I would, I find that kinda of weird.
I wouldn't want to clone myself in a million years. :-)
I did clone myself - she looks JUST LIKE ME. Which really irritates my husband. You see, he's a hottie, while I am merely cute. When I told him that we had particularly strong genes in my family, he scoffed. So, I have a little clone. But I cloned my appearance only...the personality is totally my husband.
But, I wouldn't want her to have my personality too - or her father's. I'd rather she be as sunny and friendly and happy as my mother-in-law. We may yet get lucky on that score.
I was a good baby, but no way in hell I'd want me as an older child/teenager. Talk about emotional and sensitive...ugh.
So Nancy...have you every googled "schnarky"? So close to being #1 :-)
No I don't think I would... It's just too weird and I hope the kids Batman and I make are much better than I am.
LOL, I had to click to see if they were really named "Apple" and "Banana". :) Congratulations to Denise!
I don't think cloning is for me. I could hardly stand my bitchy teenage years. Don't care to do them again. I already will have my hands full with a house full of little girls!!
hope your appointment went well!
eeeek no cloning, i would NOT want another me! hah!
totally unrelated to your post.. but i just saw the news about teixeira signing with the yankees. how freaking annoying!! and seriously.. would jason please make up his mind!!
No way, hon. I'm too effed up :)
Plus telomeres are mid thirties shorter :)
J
No cloning. I'm hoping my kids will somehow miraculousy come out with mine and DHs best qualities and none of our worst... Funny that 31ºF for you is a warm spell. It's in the 30s today here and that is very cold for us! Friday it was in the high 70s. Christmas is supposed to be 70s. So I really could wear a bikini... SCARY!!
Um...I pretty much have one and NO! Being so alike, looking so alike and knowing how she thinks is torture because it also means that I know the kind of expectations she is putting on herself and how shitty it feels when you fall short.
I am trying to be a kind, gentle, flexible mother to counteract her IDENTICAL behaviours to mine as a child. I'll let you know if it works. Chances are she's going to have to search as far and wide as I did for a sense of self, even though I could tell her the future.
It would be an interesting experiment in nature vs. nurture to clone myself. I don't think I'd do it, though. I'm still hoping that baby #2 is another boy because I'm petrified of having a girl.
I'd totally clone me! I was a good baby, a good child, a great teenager and a darn good adult, if I do say so myself ;)
The only thing I would want my daughter to not have to deal with is the incredible shyness that I grew up with. That held me back a lot.
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